For Hibernian, Alloa may hold painful memories, given the way their season hit rock bottom back in August, and Saturday’s victory was another indication they have moved on from that collective nadir. However, for one player in particular, the nerves were jangling just a little more as he…

THIS might possibly have been Hibs most unspectacular win of the season on the same day that Hearts ran riot at Tynecastle, yet for all that it can still be judged as a yardstick of their continuing progress.